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- 1. diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength: "traffic has dwindled to a trickle" Similar Opposite
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1. to become smaller and smaller; shrink; diminish. 2. to fall away, as in quality; degenerate. v.t. 3. to make smaller and smaller; cause to shrink. [1590–1600; dwine (now dial.) to waste away (Middle English; Old English dwīnan; c. Middle Dutch dwīnen, Old Norse dvīna) + -le] syn: See decrease.
Add to word list. to become smaller or less: The number of students in the school has dwindled to 200. Our savings slowly dwindled away. dwindling supplies of oil. (Definition of dwindle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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To diminish; become less; shrink; waste or consume away: with by or from before the cause, and to, in, or into before the effect or result: as, the body dwindles by pining or consumption; an estate dwindles from waste; an object dwindles in size as it recedes from view; from its constant exposure, the regiment dwindled to a skeleton.
dwindle. verb [ I ] uk / ˈdwɪndl / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. to become smaller or less: The number of students in the school has dwindled to 200. Our savings slowly dwindled away. dwindling supplies of oil.
Jun 3, 2024 · dwindle (third-person singular simple present dwindles, present participle dwindling, simple past and past participle dwindled) ( intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity. Synonyms: peter out, (figuratively) spin down, trail off.
What does the noun dwindle mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dwindle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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